₦airaland Forum

chaddy16:
We are the source of our own challenges, as we aspire to leave Nigeria to contribute to the development of other nations.

Regarding the government's role, I believe they should consider making medical programs in universities and Nursing schools prohibitively expensive to discourage the training of professionals who might ultimately migrate abroad.

If all of una travel, who will take care of the over 200 million Nigerians?

Didn't want to comment but you happen to be the most idiotic entity alive, who logged into Nairaland today! Slave

Abiodunhezekiah:
MY INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE THIS YEAR 2020

50% Capital - Low risk but at least my capital is safe.
Piggyvest use to give 10% p.a but now gives 8% p.a.

30% capital- Mid Risk
1 diversified into about 2 agro techs.

Farmcrowdy- so far so good. payment to be next year
Agropartnerships - so far so good. payment next year

20% capital - high risks

Quintessential: Gotten paid twice with no stress. Highly recommended. Let me know if you interested.

MBA - I joined July offline so my Nov payment was delayed. Got paid 3/6.
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Things I'm looking forward to next year 2021

Probably do more of high risk investment cause have grown my risk appetite. Will definitely continue with piggyvest and Agropatnership cause they have been very reliable and almost risk free.

All my savings will be in stable coin like USDT so I can beat inflation.

I'm looking to invest more in Quintessential and TonsoElite cause of the compound interest.

I will avoid MBA moving forward until they're very much stable.

Finally, I will start learning cryptotradimg instead of Forex. E get why....


NB: This is for education purpose not an investment advice.

Chief NJO

CoronaVirusPro:
Unpatriotic nurses!

This what happens when people don't know the interest they serve and their priority reason for working is just for monetary values.

Don't sound stupid please. Nurses don't practice charity work. If you think it's that easy, go and volunteer at any isolation center. Rubbish

Seun:
Testskits are very important, so I am very grateful to CACOVID for this. It is unfortunate that the govt was ready to lock us down but wasn't ready to spend enough money to get sufficient test kits for a nation with 190m people, and the private sector had to step in to get them.

However, what they are saying about sharing food and the time the test kits will arrive (2 weeks) suggests that we will be under lockdown for a very long time. Instead of following South Korea's proven method of beating the virus, we're sitting at home and wasting away, unnecessarily.

whats south Korea's method pls?

Ngozey:
I don’t know how to start, am very scared right now. I don’t know what to do about this pregnancy.

Actually I stay with my sister, her husband, her baby and her husband's brother who is a year younger than me. We have been sleeping together for sometimes now. Am now 8 weeks pregnant.

I told him he said I should abort before people find out. We went to the hospital together to remove it but the money they are asking us is too much. We are students depending on my sister and brother in law. We are both stuck and confused. Am scared if my sister comes to find, out she will send me back to the village. I don’t want to go back.

I need help please on what to do about it. The pregnancy is only 8 weeks, please no insult.

Send me a dm on WhatsApp. I can help
zero eight one four zero five zero one nine eight six.

Super Moderators: Sissy3, dominique . Please move this to front page

Sequel to my previous article I wrote in 2018 which focused on the role of the Registrar and the NMCN in the growth of Nursing practice in Nigeria, this article will focus on the role nursing students can play in the growth of this noble profession.

Nursing can arguably be said to be one of the earliest and oldest profession on earth and in modern times have grown to be the largest in the medical field with an estimate of over 21million worldwide and over 210,000 in Nigeria alone. Nurses and midwives make up about 50% of the total health workforce globally. As such, nurses can and must have a great deal of influence on policy making and workplace politics, but that has rarely been seen as nurses through the years have had little involvement in policies that affect healthcare delivery, practice and administration. Countering popular beliefs, Nursing, although still a bedside profession, is now one of the most diverse medical profession.

As the age long adage says, “The children (youths) are the leaders of tomorrow”, so also are nursing students today the leaders of this profession in the foreseeable future. The mantle of leadership would be in their hands and they will be the characters that will either make profound changes and advancement in the profession or it’s decline. According to Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory of Human Behavior, it explains that an individual's present and future behavior and actions are reflections of their past experiences and actions. Relating this to Nursing, it explains that the attitudes and behavior of nursing students today are reflections of their future practice. The skill set acquired by nursing students while in school will be essential to future practice.

How Nursing Students Can Contribute to The Growth of the Profession in Nigeria Will Be Discussed in 5 Broad Aspects

1. Grassroot Politics, Activism and Advocacy
2. Use of Social Media
3. Participation in Nursing Related Activities and Programs
4. Intensive Learning and Hospital-Based Practice
5. Planning to Practice(Work) in Nigeria
6. Advocating for a Unified Nursing Degree Awarding System

1. Grassroot Politics, Activism and Advocacy
It is known that the most effective way to influence governance is through active participation in politics and policy making. As earlier stated, it’s been observed that nurses do not participate in policy making, which is one of the reasons why we have been marginalized in healthcare politics for too long. Hence the need to participate in politics is essential through the academic years in order to prepare these young ones for what lies ahead. Nursing students should start participating in the governance of their various School Student Unions, Nursing Students’ Association amongst others. Today’s nursing students must acquaint themselves with policy issues that impacts practice, the delivery of health care, and the profession of nursing. Nursing students are urged regularly to develop increasing levels of knowledge, skills, and competencies related to health policies and advocacy which is proportionate with their advancing levels of nursing education.
Through such means, they learn the pros and cons of playing politics and enforcing positive influence in policy making. As nurses, we are not just the patients advocates but also advocates for our own profession, our colleagues, positive health policies and healthcare delivery in general.


2. Use of Social Media
With the rapid advancement of cutting edge technology in recent years, it is safe to say the world is being shaped by the Internet. Psychology states that what majority of people read or see has a direct influence on their behaviors, actions and decisions. How can the use of social media help in the growth of the profession? The mass media has usually portrayed Nursing in unfavorable lights, thus leaving many with a lot of misconceptions about Nursing and nurses. The use of social media in recent times have been able to address that. One of such examples is the #whoisanurse awareness campaign on twitter and other social media in 2018. The likes of Lead Nurse Africa, Fellow Nurses Africa, Nursing Now, Nursing World Nigeria, Aghedo Princewill, Kelvin Ossai, Eze Victor, Otiojoghale MercyMary, Abiodun Oluwatobi amongst many others made meaningful contributions on social media using the hashtags to get rid of the many misconceptions about the profession and its members. Rather than using social media for entertainment purposes only, it is a weapon at hand to use now and in the future in promoting the professions' growth.

3. Participating in Nursing Related Activities and Programs
This is essential as it keeps nursing students abreast with their colleagues. Attending and organising health talks and services, attending and actively participating in NUNSA, NANSNM and NANNM Zonal and National conventions, seminars and signing up for professional training in some specialties is essential. Nursing Students can organize and participate in medical outreach that will help widen their knowledge and consolidate their experience in the health field.

4. Intensive Learning and Hospital-Based Practice
Nursing is a dynamic profession and thus requires continuous learning and practice in order to be current and grow within practice. Professional development through extended learning is essential in being a polyvalent nurse. Professional development is the process of improving practice by continuing education and training, and through continuous practice. Staying current in nursing practice is a key component of professional development. It makes the nurse competent and confident. Such developments lead to the nurses’ career advancement, recognition, promotion, positions and special appointments as well as sense of fulfillment. It is advisable that nursing students cultivate the desire to further their studies through professional programs and degrees as well as reading beyond their curriculum. Getting involved in professional training and programs right from school is a stepping stone. It is also important for nursing students to make good use of their academic days to learn the necessary skills required of competent professionals which is usually made possible when they go to the ward from time to time outside their academic schedules; reading patients case files and nursing management, asking the in-charge nurse or any competent nurse present to teach them necessary procedures and asking meaningful and thought-provoking questions, practicing what they’ve learnt under strict supervision, attending both clinical ward rounds (which comprises of all the medics involved in a patients’ case) and nursing ward rounds (which is carried out by the nurses led by the chief matron in the ward), and also learn and practice the principle of documenting and recording.

5. Planning to Practice (Work) in Nigeria
Ask any nursing student where they want to practice and you will be dumbfounded by the responses. Most of them are planning to work beyond the shores of Nigeria; either in Europe, The Middle East, America or Australia. Hardly will you see anyone that wants to practice in Nigeria after their internship and NYSC. I’m not kicking against anyone dreaming on working abroad (it’s really cool though if you’re fortunate) but who will be the one to move the profession forward in our dear country? THE CHANGE STARTS WITH YOU AND I. All hands need to be on deck in order to progress. In reality, not up to half of those who say they will want to practice abroad actually do. Most of them have to settle for what life brings to the table. So why don’t we start making plans to do our best in promoting the growth of our noble profession during our academic days after graduating from nursing school?
Conclusively, the weapons of dominance are Knowledge, Media and Politics. Except we get it right using those 3 effective tools, we cannot move forward as professionals. It is high time we stopped asking and complaining about what nursing could not do for us. We should start thinking about what can we do for nursing and how we can contribute to its growth.
It’s time to CHANGE THE NARRATIVE. Only you and I can do that if we work in synergy.



AUTHOR: Erokaire Oghenetega
300Level, Department of Nursing
University of Port Harcourt

AS EDITED BY: Nr. Obi Nzubechi
(BNsc, RN, RPHN)

Atiku BullHari Woske

Just one week to go

This year go bam die .

Yahoo Yahoo have grade in Nigeria now ooh.
Osinbajo is a type of yahoo
Buhari is a type of yahoo
Pastors are yahoo boys
SARS na yahoo niggas
Nnamdi Cowardnu is a geographical yahoo
Mbaka is a full-time yahoo boy
Politicians are yahoo
Nigerians are yahoo yahoo oriented
EFCC sef na yahoo boys full am

So, it's a normal news jare, Except una discover new ones You can list them below sha

Therefore
Like if you need Visa to leave this shithole yahoo yahoo country or share for Atiku/Obi

APC will fail again big time. They think Wike is Onnoghen that forgot he has properties? Wike is the judiciary himself. He's the friend of the judiciary. I expect to see this case over ruled by an Appeal Court.

Why are APC pigs so desperate ehn? Them just dey disgrace Nigeria upandan I really need to get my Australian Visa ASAP

BUT BEFORE THEN
LIKE FOR ATIKU/OBI,,,,, SHARE FOR DAURA AND SUDANESE COWS

K

These lifeless sons of hate have been given N2000 to do this. E dey pain them to see say Saraki better pass all their Saint in cow clothing.
Leave lifeless goddamned people to shout all they can. We go see as them go probe Buhathief when he lose election. Nonsense and APC

In the usual nairaland combat manner for a sweet morning
Like for Saraki/Atiku&Obi. Share For Daura Cows Association

Lai Mohammed will say it's because Atiku/Obi lied too much at @TheCandidates, they're being witchhunted

My second FTC this year

In short sef, Like for Atiku/Obi, Share for PMB/APC

Such humanitarian acts have been rare since 2015.

Who can tell me why?

That was how SARS stopped my brother and I while driving in PH today going to watch CHIEF DADDY AT SPAR and harassed us publicly. Worst they failed to give reasonable explanation why we were stopped. One of the idiots said why were we going out? That don't we have jobs to do or rather stay at home? . They asked who owns the car, we said its our Dad's, they said we should call our dad to come and release the car at their station. We told them that our Dad is an officer and our brother is a naval official, that do they still want us to go to the station? They couldn't answer. They later freed us after driving us from Old Aba road to Rukpokwu.

Guys, Nigerian Police is just mad

So OP how's this picture amazing?

But when he does it on a regular basis, it becomes disrespectful to the fans. Claude is RIGHT in a way

My first ever FTC and its on a front page on the 2nd day of 2019. This year will favour all of us.
This 2019, Nairalanders, WE GO BUY BENZ, WE GO BUILD HOUSE AND WE GO TRAVEL LEAVE NIGERIA MAKE Atiku AND BULLHARI DEY FIGHT.

NO MORE NONSENSE THIS YEAR

Like to leave Nigeria, Share to Still leave Nigeria

It'll have been better if both Atiku and BullHari never contested in this election. CAUSE WE NOW HAVE TO CHOOSE THE BEST AMONG THE BAD.

COUNTRY IS DOOMED

SO THEY'VE PAID THIS ONE TOO. BUHARI IS A TRAPEZIUM IN A CIRCULAR HOLE. HE HAS NO RELEVANCE. THANK YOU. *DROPS MIC*

Hoodbilonia:
abegi

Still on still, be cautious. Have a wonderful year ahead

Ziggylady:
Guy dont bother yourself,that guy might be a buhariAPC supporter like most of his Yoruba siblings..Yet determined to re-enfoce their hardships by voting buhari/Osinbajo again.

So let's ask him if he's an APC man right? Okay, nice idea. We don't need nonsense this year

TheGreenLand:
Seems he/she is your nightmare throughout last year.
You still carry your hatred enter New year?
PDP wailer!

Hatred? For real? Damn, nah. I just stated the facts. I'm apolitical tho. We cool now right? Thanks.

TheGreenLand:
Seems he/she is your nightmare throughout last year.
You still carry your hatred enter New year?
PDP wailer!

Hatred? For real? Damn, nah. I just stated the facts. I'm apolitical tho. We cool now right? Thanks.

Hoodbilonia:
God punish u
with dirty schl be that. u bastardised geedy lazy scammer. u too dull. u dey schl. whichschool
slowpoke
fuc off
bastard scammmer

Bros, that's too harsh na. No be all terrains straight ooh. Area hard. Street dry. This government nai curse am. He might be sincere tho. I know many people weh never commot from school even with the strike cos of no money. Thank you

Hoodbilonia:
God punish u
with dirty schl be that. u bastardised geedy lazy scammer. u too dull. u dey schl. whichschool
slowpoke
fuc off
bastard scammmer

Bros, that's too harsh na. No be all terrains straight ooh. Area hard. Street dry. This government nai curse am. He might be sincere tho. I know many people weh never commot from school even with the strike cos of no money. Thank you

At least they're truthful and sincere. Let's hope won't come and spit nonsense here. Cause he enjoys being irrelevant all the time and this is just the 2nd day of 2019. SMH

[quote author= post=74368738]This was commission that delivered 50 million naira out of the 30 Billion they made to the FG in 16 years of PDP, and in 3 years under PMB, they have delivered Almost 40 billion naira.

God punish PDP and all their corrupt politicians.

https://theeagleonline.com.ng/reps-to-investigate-jambs-remittances-to-federation-account/[/quote]Are you not tired of being irrelevant? Haba, YOUR CASE IS DIFFERENT AND WORSENING.
This is 2019, JUST STFU.

azraeljaheel:
Amen but we go first build house

Kos this year na more of assets targets than liabilities

Alaye, you na wise man. You suppose be my business partner.
But Las Las, we go drink beer �

Hoaxey:
Good day
My name is dammy a student of Unilorin
Av been stuck in school since Xmas
My parents are no more, we start our test on the 7th
I have zero resources at my disposal to help me during the test I wouldn't be here if i had any other Option I really need your help. I am not lying If you want proof of my predicament I can show you proof. 0072808222 Diamond Bank Olaosebikan Ayodamola Segun.
Am in a such a tight corner right now anything would be highly appreciated

This is what the useless APC/NIGERIAN LIFELESS government can do. I can feel your pain bro. Y'all should help a brother. Not all Hero's wear capes, some also do giveaway. Lol.

THIS 2019, WE GO BUY BENZ

Hoaxey:
Good day
My name is dammy a student of Unilorin
Av been stuck in school since Xmas
My parents are no more, we start our test on the 7th
I have zero resources at my disposal to help me during the test I wouldn't be here if i had any other Option I really need your help. I am not lying If you want proof of my predicament I can show you proof. 0072808222 Diamond Bank Olaosebikan Ayodamola Segun.
Am in a such a tight corner right now anything would be highly appreciated

This is what the useless APC government can do. I can feel your pain bro. Y'all should help a brother. Not all Hero's wear capes, some also do giveaway. Lol.

THIS 2019, WE GO BUY BENZ